Income tax calculator Kuwait
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,713 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
*
5,442 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
4.7%
95.3%
Net pay
4.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
5,442 KWD
Net pay
330 KWD
Tax the employer pays
271 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
601 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 330 KWD to pay you 5,713 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 1.05 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
9.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 4.7% tax rate now rises to 9.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 68,556 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 65,301 KWD per year, or 5,442 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 4.8% and your marginal tax rate is 0.0%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of 100 KWD in your salary will be taxed 0 KWD, hence, your net pay will only increase by 100 KWD.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 1,000 KWD of net incomes. A 5,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 5,000 KWD of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 45349
33.9%
1
Canada
KWD 39036
43.1%
2
Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 49928
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 48145
29.8%
2
Nigeria
KWD 46670
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 46412
32.3%
4
Ghana
KWD 45656
33.4%
5
Mozambique
KWD 45240
34.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 42251
38.4%
7
Morocco
KWD 42237
38.4%
8
Cameroon
KWD 42118
38.6%
9
Senegal
KWD 41484
39.5%
10
South Africa
KWD 40757
40.6%
11
Uganda
KWD 38801
43.4%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 65301
4.8%
1
United Arab Emirates
KWD 65128
5.0%
2
Qatar
KWD 65128
5.0%
3
Bahrain
KWD 65131
5.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 64138
6.4%
5
Oman
KWD 63072
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 51502
24.9%
7
Lebanon
KWD 51475
24.9%
8
Israel
KWD 41792
39.0%
9
Turkey
KWD 39986
41.7%
10
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NOTE* Deductions are calculated based on the tables of Kuwait, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.
NOTE** Since January 1st, 2015, employee contributions to Kuwait's social security have increased by 2.5%, for a total of 10.5%. After a certain salary cap, the contribution goes back to 8%.
NOTE** Since January 1st, 2015, employee contributions to Kuwait's social security have increased by 2.5%, for a total of 10.5%. After a certain salary cap, the contribution goes back to 8%.